Goodwill Columbus
Kristen Buss is an experienced professional in case management and human development, currently serving as a Case Manager at Goodwill Columbus since April 2014. Prior roles include Mentor Case Manager at OhioGuidestone from June 2012 to June 2014, and Associate at ICF International from January 2006 to December 2011. Additionally, Kristen Buss managed Beacon House at OAR of Fairfax for a brief period in 2010. Kristen Buss holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development and Family Studies from The Ohio State University, obtained between 2001 and 2005, and pursued further education at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2007 to 2008.
Goodwill Columbus
Goodwill Columbus has been proudly serving the local community for 80 years. Since 1939 the organization has dedicated itself to transforming the lives of individuals with disabilities and other barriers through pathways to independence and the power of work. We are the sixth largest nonprofit in central Ohio and are among the top 50 largest employers central Ohio. We provide nearly 2 million hours of service to more than 4,100 participants with disabilities and other barriers through day habilitation programs, community-based supported living services, employment training and job placement services. For more information, please visit our website at: www.goodwillcolumbus.org. . Our diverse, mission-driven programming ranges from specialized rehabilitation programs to career services and commercial operations – all designed so individuals with disabilities and other barriers can be embraced as valued and dignified members of our community. Goodwill Columbus is a member of Goodwill Industries International, an association of 161 independent member organizations throughout the United States and Canada.